I recommend Adblock Plus instead; the original Adblock was great, but for whatever reason the developers haven't done much with it for a couple of years I think.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/reviews/display/1865

If nothing else you could set it to block only that one annoying ad, I believe, though I have have it set to automatically update the filters that catch the ads so I hardly ever see one (unless I want to; it's easy to turn off and on).

If you feel guilty about blocking the ads that provide revenue for this site just send a small donation to TPM once in a while.

Posted at May 9, 2008 3:36 PM in response to I don't want to earn my degree in less than 24 months!

Typo: "videos of photos" in the penultimate paragraph.

Posted at May 9, 2008 2:13 PM in response to Posting Instruction

Sean, excellent post.

Ben and Missouri Voter both point out that there is a danger in venting in certain ways and too long and hard, and I agree with them. But I don't think you are in danger of crossing those lines. Your post was an expression of righteous anger, directed against the words and strategies employed by Clinton and her campaign, and is a far cry from the juvenile name-calling and schoolyard taunts that pass for political dialog in too many forums (including much of the media, and sadly, way too many TPMEC comment threads).

I am only a working class citizen who has whitnessed some terrible things the last few months and shouldn't I and others have a right to comment on them?

My minister gave a sermon not long ago about speaking truth to power, and in it he told a story about a girl who sees a bully picking on another kid on the school bus. She leans over the seat and tells the bully: That's mean. Stop it.

You are bearing witness to an injustice (and yes, I think that playing to racial divisiveness is an injustice). That's not only a right, it's a responsibility.

One more thing: there's a difference between saying "You're a bully!" and saying "That's mean. Stop it." Which words do you think have more power to bring about change?

Posted at May 9, 2008 2:00 PM in response to Shouldn't I/we be allowed to vent?

I believe she had said previously that she would support the winner of the caucus, who of course is now known to be Obama.

Posted at May 9, 2008 11:59 AM in response to ABC: Obama Overtakes Hillary Among Super-Delegates

Seconded.

Posted at May 9, 2008 11:46 AM in response to ABC: Obama Overtakes Hillary Among Super-Delegates

The thing is, Rep. Payne did answer the question, although somewhat obliquely, as to whether Hillary's remarks "alienated" him:

He said Hillary Clinton "ran a very aggressive campaign" but he did not blame her -- as some have -- for injecting race into the campaign.

That's from the article Greg linked to, so I assume he read the whole thing. Payne also said that he had "really been mulling it over for quite a while" and that he announced his switch now because it is time for the party to unite behind one candidate and focus on defeating McCain.

So, on the one hand we have the public statements on the the whys and hows from Payne himself, taking pains to explain that his decision was based on the math, not the race/race-baiting issue; and on the other we have Eric's speculation that really it was that, because Payne is black, he was "alienated" by Hillary's recent remarks

So, yeah, I think that's fair game for criticism.

And I think Eric can take it.

Posted at May 9, 2008 11:37 AM in response to ABC: Obama Overtakes Hillary Among Super-Delegates

There's also the neutral (but non-standard) them as a singular, especially common in informal spoken English, even among well-educated people (at least the ones around me). It's often contracted to 'em, which sounds a lot like him.

Is it possible Edwards said "I just voted for 'em on Tuesday!"?

Posted at May 9, 2008 10:20 AM in response to Edwards Endorsed..... "him"?

Late Update: Just to clarify a certain point, Payne's switch does beg the question of whether Hillary's statement about winning more white voters has alienated her in any way from black supporters.

And Eric, your statement does beg the question of whether you believe Hillary's statement about winning more white voters has alienated her in any way from only black supporters.

Can't her white supporters be offended by her remarks as well?

Posted at May 9, 2008 9:22 AM in response to ABC: Obama Overtakes Hillary Among Super-Delegates

What is it with drinking shots this year, anyway?

Posted at May 8, 2008 6:11 PM in response to McCain Ad: I'm Not That Old -- Meet My Mom!

This debt was run up in an effort to make Obama less electable in November.

This is the sticking point, isn't it. If she had run a more honorable campaign, I doubt that the idea of Obama helping settle a reasonable debt would be an issue.

Posted at May 8, 2008 1:20 PM in response to What Barack Can Use My Money For